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SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : elfutils (SUSE-SU-2019:1733-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 126498
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for elfutils fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed :
CVE-2018-16403: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read that could have led to Denial of Service (bsc#1107067).
CVE-2016-10254: Fixed a memory allocation failure in alloxate_elf (bsc#1030472).
CVE-2019-7665: NT_PLATFORM core file note should be a zero terminated string (bsc#1125007).
CVE-2016-10255: Fixed a memory allocation failure in libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock (bsc#1030476).
CVE-2019-7150: Added a missing check in dwfl_segment_report_module which could have allowed truncated files to be read (bsc#1123685).
CVE-2018-16062: Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow (bsc#1106390).
CVE-2017-7611: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read that could have led to Denial of Service (bsc#1033088).
CVE-2017-7613: Fixed denial of service caused by the missing validation of the number of sections and the number of segments in a crafted ELF file (bsc#1033090).
CVE-2017-7607: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in handle_gnu_hash (bsc#1033084).
CVE-2017-7608: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in ebl_object_note_type_name() (bsc#1033085).
CVE-2017-7610: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in check_group (bsc#1033087).
CVE-2018-18521: Fixed multiple divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in function arlib_add_symbols() (bsc#1112723).
CVE-2017-7612: Fixed a denial of service in check_sysv_hash() via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1033089).
CVE-2018-18310: Fixed an invalid address read in dwfl_segment_report_module.c (bsc#1111973).
CVE-2018-18520: Fixed bad handling of ar files inside are files (bsc#1112726).
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-1733=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2019-1733=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-1733=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2019-1733=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-1733=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2019-1733=1
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 :
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7:zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2019-1733=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030472
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030476
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033084
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033085
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033087
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033088
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033089
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033090
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106390
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107067
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111973
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112723
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112726
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1123685
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1125007
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10254/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10255/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7607/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7608/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7610/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7611/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7612/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7613/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16062/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16403/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18310/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18520/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18521/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7150/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 126498
File Name: suse_SU-2019-1733-1.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 7/5/2019
Updated: 5/19/2022
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-7665
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18520
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:elfutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:elfutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:elfutils-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libasm1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libasm1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libdw1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libdw1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libebl1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libebl1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libelf-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libelf1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libelf1-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-10254, CVE-2016-10255, CVE-2017-7607, CVE-2017-7608, CVE-2017-7610, CVE-2017-7611, CVE-2017-7612, CVE-2017-7613, CVE-2018-16062, CVE-2018-16403, CVE-2018-18310, CVE-2018-18520, CVE-2018-18521, CVE-2019-7150, CVE-2019-7665